Flop sweat
noun
1.
(informal) a sudden heavy perspiration caused by embarrassment
noun phrase
An actor’s anxiety; fear of failure: Flop sweat is what an actor gets when he’s nervous on stage/ Lights, camera, and flopsweat (1960s+)
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